Force Run to Cursor

A tiny VS Code extension that adds Debug: Force Run to Cursor — run until the caret line is reached while skipping breakpoints in between (similar to JetBrains's "Force Run to Cursor").

Features

• Debug: Force Run to Cursor — temporarily removes all breakpoints and suppresses exception breakpoints, runs to cursor, then restores everything when the debugger stops or the session terminates. Explicit breakpoint() / debugger statements and manual pause still stop execution (matching JetBrains behavior).
• Debug: Run to Cursor — a thin wrapper around VS Code's built-in Run to Cursor, exposed so it can appear in the debug toolbar with a custom icon.
• Debug toolbar buttons — both commands appear as icon buttons in the debug toolbar during active debug sessions.
• Right-click context menu — "Force Run to Cursor" is available in the editor context menu while debugging.
• Cancellation support — while the debugger is running toward the cursor (e.g. during a long-running operation), a "Force Run Active" status bar item appears. Click it or use the Command Palette to cancel and restore breakpoints immediately.
• All breakpoint types — correctly saves and restores source breakpoints, function breakpoints, inline breakpoints, and data breakpoints.
• PyCharm-inspired icons — uses the same color scheme as JetBrains IDEs (blue for Run to Cursor, red for Force Run to Cursor) for cross-IDE familiarity.

Requirements

• A running debug session (works with any debug adapter that supports VS Code's Run to Cursor).

Usage

1. Start debugging and pause (hit any breakpoint).
2. Put the caret on the line where you want execution to stop.
3. Use any of:
   • Click the toolbar button in the debug toolbar
   • Right-click in the editor and select Force Run to Cursor
   • Command Palette → Debug: Force Run to Cursor

To cancel a force-run in progress and restore breakpoints immediately:

• Click the Force Run Active status bar item
• Command Palette → Debug: Cancel Force Run (Restore Breakpoints)

Optional: Keybinding

Add a shortcut in keybindings.json:

{
  "key": "cmd+alt+f9",
  "command": "runToCursor.force",
  "when": "inDebugMode && editorTextFocus"
}

Extension Settings

This extension does not contribute any settings.

Known Issues/Limitations

• Toolbar buttons appear before the built-in debug buttons (VS Code does not allow intermixing extension buttons with built-in ones).

Release Notes

0.3.0

• Suppress exception breakpoints during force-run (caught exceptions no longer interrupt force-run, matching JetBrains behavior)
• Auto-continue on exception stops as defense-in-depth for non-compliant debug adapters (safety counter prevents infinite loops)
• Fix serialize-javascript RCE vulnerability (CVE in transitive dependency via mocha)

0.2.0

• Add status bar indicator with cancellation support during active force-runs
• Add Debug: Cancel Force Run (Restore Breakpoints) command
• Switch to esbuild bundler for smaller and faster builds
• Improve breakpoint type handling with explicit support for all subtypes

0.1.3

• Improve extension description

0.1.0

• Add "Run to Cursor" and "Force Run to Cursor" buttons to the debug toolbar
• Add "Force Run to Cursor" to the editor right-click context menu
• Add PyCharm-inspired icons with light/dark theme support

0.0.1

Initial release with Debug: Force Run to Cursor command.